Ambria Hopfe
Distiller at High West Distillery- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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General Certificate in Distilling
Institute of Brewing & DistillingMay, 2022- Nov, 2024
Experience
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High West Distillery
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United States
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Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Distiller
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Nov 2020 - Present
Worked with small team responsible for all whiskey production operations, including grain handling, mashing, fermentation, and distillation, as well as recording and reporting related data for both government compliance and internal production tracking purposes. Participated in quality control activities such as lab analysis of spirit samples and sensory evaluation. Pursued an individual research and development project gathering, analyzing, and summarizing both quantitative and… Show more Worked with small team responsible for all whiskey production operations, including grain handling, mashing, fermentation, and distillation, as well as recording and reporting related data for both government compliance and internal production tracking purposes. Participated in quality control activities such as lab analysis of spirit samples and sensory evaluation. Pursued an individual research and development project gathering, analyzing, and summarizing both quantitative and qualitative data comparing multiple mash bills and yeast strains during production trials. Show less Worked with small team responsible for all whiskey production operations, including grain handling, mashing, fermentation, and distillation, as well as recording and reporting related data for both government compliance and internal production tracking purposes. Participated in quality control activities such as lab analysis of spirit samples and sensory evaluation. Pursued an individual research and development project gathering, analyzing, and summarizing both quantitative and… Show more Worked with small team responsible for all whiskey production operations, including grain handling, mashing, fermentation, and distillation, as well as recording and reporting related data for both government compliance and internal production tracking purposes. Participated in quality control activities such as lab analysis of spirit samples and sensory evaluation. Pursued an individual research and development project gathering, analyzing, and summarizing both quantitative and qualitative data comparing multiple mash bills and yeast strains during production trials. Show less
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University of Michigan
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Senior Design Capstone - Chemical Product Design
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Sep 2019 - May 2020
Created a new, self-heating food product, executing all stages of the product development process, including market research, regulatory considerations, technical feasibility, and prototype iteration Created a new, self-heating food product, executing all stages of the product development process, including market research, regulatory considerations, technical feasibility, and prototype iteration
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Michigan Society for American Baseball Research
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United States
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Research
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1 - 100 Employee
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Managing Editor
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Sep 2017 - May 2020
Achieved well-crafted argumentation relating to the study of metrics in baseball through directing and refining the content published on the M-SABR website. Achieved well-crafted argumentation relating to the study of metrics in baseball through directing and refining the content published on the M-SABR website.
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Ann Arbor Distilling Co LLC
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United States
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Restaurants
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Distillery Apprentice
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Jun 2018 - Jan 2020
• Assumed responsibility for all aspects of the distilling process of various spirits, including fermentation, distilling, proofing, bottling, and preparing for shipment • Executed the efficient packaging and branding of all spirits across six unique product lines • Created a recipe for a new spirit, taking creative risks through the ingredient selection, distillation, aging, and proofing process • Assumed responsibility for all aspects of the distilling process of various spirits, including fermentation, distilling, proofing, bottling, and preparing for shipment • Executed the efficient packaging and branding of all spirits across six unique product lines • Created a recipe for a new spirit, taking creative risks through the ingredient selection, distillation, aging, and proofing process
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Trinity Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Consultant, Senior Fit Exercise Program
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May 2018 - Aug 2019
Achieved significant cost savings by optimizing the Senior Fit enrollment process of over one thousand participants using software tools, saving the Senior Fit Coordinators many hours of data input and analysis Achieved significant cost savings by optimizing the Senior Fit enrollment process of over one thousand participants using software tools, saving the Senior Fit Coordinators many hours of data input and analysis
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Akebono Brake Corporation
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Research And Development Intern
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May 2017 - Aug 2017
• Designed a test fixture using SolidWorks to measure piston rollback on brake calipers, which reduced measurement error • Troubleshot brake disc thickness variation by analyzing and visualizing test data using Excel for customer use • Designed a test fixture using SolidWorks to measure piston rollback on brake calipers, which reduced measurement error • Troubleshot brake disc thickness variation by analyzing and visualizing test data using Excel for customer use
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Akebono Brake Corporation
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Test Engineering Intern
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
• Developed a program to transfer test requests from an obsolete database using VBA that recovered thousands of data entries • Conducted frequency response testing on components and analyzed the results with MATLAB to identify vehicle test failures • Created a test report template to visualize and summarize test data using Excel • Developed a program to transfer test requests from an obsolete database using VBA that recovered thousands of data entries • Conducted frequency response testing on components and analyzed the results with MATLAB to identify vehicle test failures • Created a test report template to visualize and summarize test data using Excel
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Education
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2016 - 2020
University of Michigan
Bachelor of Science in Engineering - BSE, Chemical Engineering, Magna Cum Laude
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